Woodlore student Louise using the bow drill method of creating fire by friction
Fire by Friction – the Bow Drill Method
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An interesting find…
Deer remains found on Woodlore’s Woodsense Tracking course
An interesting discovery was made last week on our Woodlore Tracking course, when deer remains were discovered in the woods.
Is anyone able to identify the type of deer they came from?
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Ray Mears Sleeping Bags now on special offer
- The Ray Mears/Nanok Golden Eagle sleeping bag
Two of Woodlore’s Nanok Sleeping Bags, which have been designed by Ray Mears, are currently on special offer:
The Osprey, a 3-season sleeping bag ideal for use at this time of year, as well as the Golden Eagle, a 4-season bag perfect for use from Autumn through Spring in the UK, are both now at a discounted price and can be found on our Special Offers page.
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Camp Craft photo gallery
Woodlore’s Camp Craft course, 2010
Colette, one of the Woodlore office team members, recently went to visit Woodlore’s first Camp Craft course of the season.
The course was in full swing and the sun was shining, so she she managed to snap some pictures of our students working away on various axe and woodwork techniques.
If you’d like to take a look you can see the photos here:
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Arctic Experience with Lars Falt and Ray Mears
Students of our 2010 Arctic Experience expedition, relaxing at the end of the day in their very own quinze
We are very excited to announce the 2011 dates for Woodlore’s Arctic Expedition, which are now live and available to book. We are also happy to reveal that Ray Mears will be leading both courses, alongside Lars Falt, so expect places to fill up quickly!
The students of our 2010 Arctic expedition took some great pictures during their time in Sweden, which can be seen here: Arctic Experience 2010
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Canoeing in the Ardeche 2010
This year’s Canoeing in the Ardeche course took place last week, but not without complications! Weeks of torrential rain and hailstorms left the usual route of the gorge at such a high water level that it would have been illegal to paddle down.
Torrential rain at the Pont d’Arc campsite
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Choosing and using an axe
Over the years, Woodlore have come to stock a wide range of Gransfors Axes, so we appreciate that it may be tricky picking the right one for the job.
The following video – taken from the DVD extras of Ray Mears, Bushcraft Survival – Series 2 – covers the various benefits and primary uses of Gransfors’ three most popular axes (from smallest to largest):
We also stock a wide range of Gransfors Splitting Axes in our shop; if you’d like any advice on these models just give us a call and we’ll be happy to help.
Also, the use of axes is covered on our Camp Craft course.
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Interview with Ray Mears on the new Survival series
Ray Mears tracking leopards in Namibia while filming for Survival
The following interview covers Ray’s latest series, Survival with Ray Mears.
How did you feel about taking on the Survival brand?
“It was a real privilege because I grew with the Survival brand as a boy. There were some incredible documentaries and remarkable programming. It was a real privilege but also a bit daunting because you’re following in the wake of such incredible programming of the past.
“But we needed to find a new way of doing it as well and I like that sort of challenge. To have the opportunity to talk about natural history was fantastic because that’s what took me outdoors in the first instance.
“Tracking is my passion and to be asked to track leopards, bears and wolves – who wouldn’t jump at the chance?” Continue reading
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Woodsense – Tracking and Nature Awareness course
A badger footprint, spotted on the Woodsense – Tracking & Nature Awareness course
If you’ve been watching Ray’s latest series, Survival with Ray Mears, and are itching to give tracking a go yourself, take a look at our Woodlore Tracking course.
Run from an expedition-style camp in East Sussex, the Woodsense course aims to sharpen your senses, helping you to develop powerful observational and deductive abilities. You will learn various tracking methods, as well as how to get close to animals while remaining undetected.
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Wilderness Navigation course feedback
Students on our Wilderness Navigation Course
Alexis, a recent student of our Wilderness Navigation course, kindly sent us a slew of pictures and some great feedback from her week in the woods:
“It was great fun and I learned a huge amount! This is my third course with Woodlore and it never ceases to amaze me how the instructors manage to use differentiated teaching, to pass on so much, in such a short space of time and keep you laughing! It is quite a shock when you flick back through the notebook at the end of the week and see just how far you have come and realise that things that you found hard on day one, seem like a walk in the park by the end of the week!”
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